ENS 48674

v t e ENS Event
17:15 Jan 14, 2013
Title	Agreement State Report- Source Stuck in a Transfer Tube
Event Description	The following information was received by email: On Monday, January 14, 2013, the [State of Tennessee] Division of Radiological Health received a report from Methodist University Hospital regarding a stuck HDR source. A patient was to be treated with the high dose rate remote afterloader (Nucletron model 105.999) on January 14th. The radiation source became stuck in the applicator/transfer tube at the beginning of treatment before reaching the patient. The physicists and physician followed the policy and procedure for removal of the source and tubing. The source was placed in a shielded container. A Nucletron engineer was notified by phone and arrived at 1600 CST, but was unable to dislodge the source from the transfer tube. The source and transfer tube will be sent back to Nucletron and replacements have been ordered. A written report is being prepared and will be sent to the Division of Radiological Health. Inspectors from the Memphis field office will follow-up on this incident and will continue to keep NRC informed of the status of our investigation. Tennessee Event: TN-13-013

ENS 48674 +/-
Where
Methodist University Hospital Memphis, Tennessee (NRC Region 1)
License number:	R-79027-H-15
Organization:	Tennessee Div Of Rad Health
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.5 h0.813 days <br />0.116 weeks <br />0.0267 months <br />)
Opened:	Laura Turner 12:45 Jan 15, 2013
NRC Officer:	Vince Klco
Last Updated:	Jan 15, 2013
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